Ancient Mexico: An Introduction to the Pre-Hispanic Cultures
by Peterson, Frederick A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York London: G.P. Putnam's Sons / George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1959. Book. Illus. by Franco, Jose Luis - maps and drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Octavo. 313 pp, Preface and Acknowledgments, 16 Chapters with 93 figures - drawings, list of 24 Plates & 6 Maps, Appendix 1 - 3. Biblography, Index. 6.6" x 9.5" maroon cloth boards, gilt spine letters. binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, pages somewhat stiff, cloth shows light wear along top edge fr board forecorner. clipped DJ with sun-tanned spine plus 1" fr b rear, with mnor chipping to top and bottom spine. in acetate protector. .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008412
- Title
- Ancient Mexico: An Introduction to the Pre-Hispanic Cultures
- Author
- Peterson, Frederick A
- Illustrator
- Franco, Jose Luis - maps and drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons / George Allen & Unwin LTD
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Mexico - Aztecs - Maya - Totonacs - Olmecs, Toltecs -Zapotecs - pre-historic populations
- Bookseller catalogs
- ARCHAEOLOGY;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Octavo
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